Many guitarists don't learn to read conventional musical notation. Instead, they rely on playing by ear, guitar tab notation, chord diagrams and lyrics with chord letters.
Learning to read music seems like an extra hurdle to many beginners, and you can point to excellent blues and rock guitarists who did not read music.
The problem is that guitar tab doesn't tell you everything you need to know to play a song, especially in terms of rhythm and melody. Adding this information to a tab can overload what tab is best at conveying.
You are doing your bandmates a big favor by learning to read music. Nearly all keyboard players and singers can read music as well as most bass players I know.
It's easy to find resources such as books, videos, and learning apps to get any guitarist past the first hurdles of musical literacy.
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